I finally did the friends-cut I'd been meaning to do for a year or so now. I mostly dropped journals that appeared dead, people I never heard from, or folks I felt I just wasn't cultivating a bond with.

It's late at night and I did go click-happy though, so if I deleted anyone by accident, I apologize. If you're still active here and interested in what I post, and if you'd like to be added back, just drop me a line and let me know.

There are a number of journals that I'm still on the fence about. I nudged several old friends, too. I may end up dropping more if I still don't hear from them. I'm really needing to cultivate deep friendships and tighten up my support network.

Thanks for understanding! And seriously, if I dropped someone I shouldn't have, don't hesitate to let me know.

I'm probably one of your on-the-fencers. I'd love to have you keep me around - you seem to be doing some very cool stuff! And maybe one of these days I'll actually learn Reiki, so we'd have something in common. :)

Thank you! I'm glad you think I'm doing cool stuff. I hope to be getting back to teaching reiki again soon. I'm not quite so wallowing in darkness anymore, so I'm not afraid of doing attunements anymore. Daily reiki has definitely helped.

I'm interested in reading you. (I would have PM'd you with an "I'll miss you, damnit, but...)

I know I've not been around much, but...well, I still do come back here to read even if I don't comment like i used to.

Also...you're one of the few I actually looked *forward* to reading because you're one of the few who actually writes thought provoking stuff and writes about what it's like to do what you do. So...yeah.

Oh wow, thank you. I'm honored! I'm very sorry about that then. I've happily added you back. I'll try to actually post stuff with more substance in the future. I know I haven't been very good with that lately.

I'm so sorry to hear that! I'll say a prayer for you guys. I totally understand about not being able to write about it. I'd been forcing myself to write that last post for about three weeks before I was finally able.

Funny to be introducing myself on a friends cut post, but I searched for reiki on a whim (I don't know much about it, but I really want to) and you came up, so, I added you! Hi! Of course, if you're not adding anyone atm, I understand.

Hi there, and thank you for adding me! I'm honored. This was a long overdue clean-up, but I'm always happy to make new friends. Especially folks interested in reiki & spirit. Please feel free to peruse my tags or anything, and if you have any questions that I might answer, don't hesitate to ask! This is great timing, as I am trying to get back to my reiki path after having diverted for a little bit. I look forward to getting to know you better!

I also have a filter post on my sidebar, if you want to look them over and tell me which you'd like to be on. Welcome!

Hey Amanda. I used to work at the starbucks at the ingles on long shoals about 2 years ago and I remember you and your girls coming in every morning. I've been travelling for a few years now but have recently returned to asheville. I've also become very interested in learning reiki over the years and have even kept my eye open for a reiki master to learn from but I kept feeling like we connected pretty well and honestly I never met another person I'd rather learn from. You just always had a super great vibe and I like you. Anyway, I'm back in asheville blowing glass again... lots of marbles right now. So hopefully you don't think I'm a stalker but I found the christmas card you gave me that year in a book that I got back from a friend since i got back in town and it had the little "blue ridge reiki center" gift certificate thing so... I googled it and there you are. Yay. Well, I hope you and your family are doing well. I don't have a phone right now but the phone at the glass shop is 828.242.0899. Call me if you feel like getting together sometime. I'd love to see you again! Also, my facebook name is "joyful faith" in case you can find me on there. I use the wifi at the oteen ingles every day. Take care, mama. blessings!Joyful

So... i sent that to your my space and then realized you hadn't used it in 2 years, found this live journal and find out you're in IL! Crazy. Is it nice there? Well, it would still be nice to reconnect with you if you're up for it. And maybe i'll end up out west later on this year anyway. I don't have a live journal anymore but my facebook name is "Joyful Faith"

Of course I remember you! I'm not sure if you'll get this reply, so I'll look for you on Facebook. It's so good to hear from you, and I'm really honored that you'd look for me and want me to teach you reiki. I do hope to do a distance course, so maybe we can work something out.